2020 Election
Poll: Large majorities of black, Hispanic voters say Trump has been bad for them, The Hill
Another Texas Republican Calls It Quits Ahead Of 2020 Elections, Huffington Post
Rep. Christopher Collins Resigns After Insider Trading Charges, Daily Beast
Trump campaign drops more than $1 million on Facebook ads in counter impeachment push, ABC News
Agriculture
U.S. farm bankruptcies rise as trade war drags on, UPI
Tariffs leave Minn.’s nation-leading kidney bean crop in limbo, MPR
Congress
McConnell warns countries that interfere in 2020 election will ‘have a serious problem, Politico
GOP senator: Trump has changed presidency ‘not necessarily toward the positive’, The Hill
Republicans Ron Johnson, Cory Gardner, Thom Tillis allegedly got illegal NRA help in 2014, 2016, Daily Kos
Top GOP senators ask DOJ to investigate Clinton and Ukraine, Axios
Donald Trump
The wages of cruelty: Tormented by impeachment, Trump torments the weakest, Slate
Trump’s Twitter tirades about treason and civil war reveal a dangerously unfit president, Vox
President Trump Is Now Fighting Impeachment by Retweeting A-Ha-Style Tribute Videos, Slate
Trump asked the Australian prime minister to help investigate Mueller probe origins, NBC News
Wilbur Ross is reportedly the 8th Trump official to use private email for government business, The Week
Team Trump Stirs Up Completely Bogus Claim About Whistleblower, Daily Beast
How Trump’s Defenders Will Be Remembered, The Atlantic
Economy
Minnesota companies looking for workers to fill 146,000 job openings statewide, Fox 9
Education
Democrats asked Betsy DeVos to cancel defrauded ITT Tech students’ loans. She did — ‘with extreme displeasure.’, The Week
Environment
Want cleaner air in Minnesota? Walz has a plan, Star Tribune
315 billion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica, BBC
Governor Tim Walz
Minnesota Gov. and state officials kick off Manufacturing Week with factory tours, Star Tribune
‘Reasons To Be Deeply Concerned’: Gov. Walz Weighs In On POTUS Impeachment Inquiry, WCCO
Health
An Inmate Needed Emergency Medical Help. The Jail’s Response: See if She Has Insurance., ProPublica
‘Out here, it’s just me’: In the medical desert of rural America, one doctor for 11,000 square miles, Washington Post
Ads for “Trumpcare,” which doesn’t exist, are everywhere, Axios
Immigration
Trump’s immigration agenda had a bad day in court, Vox
‘We’ve been taken hostage’: African migrants stranded in Mexico after Trump’s crackdown, The Guardian
An Immigrant-Rights Advocate Gave Birth to Her Baby in a Church to Avoid ICE, Daily Beast
Impeachment
Support for Trump impeachment, removal grows by 10 points in a week: poll, The Hill
House Democrats subpoena Giuliani for Ukraine docs in impeachment probe, CBS News
McConnell says Senate will put Trump on trial if House votes to impeach, Axios
Barr personally asked foreign officials to aid inquiry into CIA, FBI activities in 2016, Washington Post
Labor
‘Strike pay’ kicks in at $250 a week for GM union members as work stoppage hits home, CNBC
Who’s losing the most from UAW strike at GM? So far, workers have lost $266M, Detroit Free Press
UAW And GM Negotiators Seek Deal As Strike Starts Third Week, CBS Detroit
Minnesota Legislature
MN House headed southeast for mini-session, Mankato Free Press
Minnesota News
St. Paul’s E-STEM Middle School Awarded $100K Worth Of New Exercise Equipment, WCCO
Heavy rain Monday a ‘200-year event’ in NE Minnesota, NW Wisconsin, Star Tribune
Minnesota regulators to revisit Line 3 oil pipeline dispute, KSTP
News of the World
Russia says Trump can’t release phone calls without Kremlin permission, NBC News
Bolton undercuts Trump and says North Korea has no desire to give up its nukes, Politico
Double attack hits US military base and Italian convoy in Somalia, CNN
China quietly doubles troop levels in Hong Kong, envoys say, Reuters
Representative Betty McCollum (CD4, D)
McCollum to host town hall in Stillwater, The Lowdown
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
The fakest of fake news: A photo circulates of Ilhan Omar in ‘jihad training’, City Pages
Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Hagedorn faces questions about climate change, trade in southern Minn. town hall, MPR
Dan Feehan announces rematch with U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn in southern Minnesota, Star Tribune
Republicans
Fact check: Trump and other Republicans falsely claim whistleblower rules changed just before Ukraine complaint, CNN
FLORIDA GOP REJECTS CALLS TO CANCEL PRIMARY, CHAIRMAN SAYS TRUMP WILL ‘ANNIHILATE’ CHALLENGERS, Newsweek
House Ethics Committee reviewing two GOP lawmakers over campaign finance, The Hill
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Blunt, Klobuchar, Hyde-Smith Announce New Senate Leave Policy for Wounded Warriors, Y’all Politics
State Auditor Julie Blaha
U.S. News
Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former U.S. president, is 95 today, CNN
California man charged in elaborate Chinese spy operation, NBC News
Lockheed martin wins $495 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon, Reuters
Trump’s DOJ just escalated the fight over whether religion is a license to discriminate, Vox
‘He conned us from day one’: Giuliani’s Ukraine ally leaves trail of South Florida debts, Miami Herald
Upcoming DFL Events:
- Today — Rosh Hashana
- October 1, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for specifics, locations change from month to month.
- October 2 through 4 — Minnesota House of Representatives Mini-Session
- October 2
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brookdale Library, Room C, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
- October 5
- 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — SD48 DFL: A Discussion on Climate Change, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345. More information and RSVP here.
- 4:00 to 8:00 PM — SD50 DFL Octoberfest, Lake Shore Drive Condominiums, 6615 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield, MN 55423. Join them for brats, beer and other Bavarian fare. There’ll be music and fun activities for kids and adults alike. Event is free, contributions to the district appreciate.
- October 6, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM — SD48 DFL Caucus and Convention Planning Session, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- October 8 through 9 — Yom Kippur
- October 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- October 13, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact them for more information.
- October 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- October 15 — Democratic Presidential Debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times, more information as it becomes available.
- October 16 — Democratic Presidential Debate Second Night hosted by CNN and The New York Times if needed, more information as it becomes available.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345.
- October 31 — Halloween
- November 2 — SD40 DFL Homemade Pizza Party, 1512 Woodine Ln, Brooklyn Center, MN
- November 3 — Daylight Saving Time Ends